Combined cigarette holder and ash tray



1,614,265 Ja 11 1927- R. STOCKTON comamsn CIGARETTE HOLDER AND ASH TRAY Filed April 14 925 I ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 11,

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Application fled April 14, 1925. sum 111L223.

The present invention relates to a combined cigarette holder and ash tray and more Particularly to' such an article made out o a blank of sheet material such 'as It is frequently desirable to individual cigarette holder an ash tray for use in restaurants, hotels, at banquets,

dinners and pther functions. Where such a device is provided for each of the ests it is eas to provide a number of cigarettes and d1stribute the "to the guests in a pleasing manner. The ordinary forin of ash receivers which are available lack individuality, and must be fre uently cleaned. They become unsightly, an are expensive to replace and handle.

The present invention contemplates the rovision of a device suitable for use as an individual cigarette holder and ash tray, which device is made in so inexpensiveja manner that its destruction after use is. encouraged. It is suitable for use in restaurants hotels and other public places, as

well as in hospitals and sanitariums where sanitary precausions are necessary.

An object of the present invention is to provide a suitable blank of sheet material,

' preferably of cardboard, from which one may fold up and form a combined cigarette holder and ash receiver suitable for the above purposes. The invention also contemplates the provision' of such an article which will be suitable for elaborate decoration to facilitate its use as a place card or favor, or it ma be made cheaply and used for carrying a vertising matter.

The accompanying drawings show one of the many possible embodiments in which the present invention may take form, it

being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of the invention rather than limiting the same.

In these drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the cigarette holder and ash tray taken.

' the cigarettes may be inserted through the in one direction;

with' a number of aperatures 25'.

shown in Fig. 3, this blank is of general of the adjacent corners of the blank; The blank is preferably provided with four suitably spaced para lel scores 13, 14.,- 15, and 16 which divide the body of the blank into five rectangular areas or portions 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21. The portion 17 is adapted to form one of the side walls of the device and is provided with four parallel slits 22, 23, 24 and 25. The area 18 is adapted to form the top of the device and is provided The areas 19 and 20 are adapted to form the other side wall and the bottom, respectively, of the device. This form of blank is also preferably provided with scores 26-27 which are extensions of the side edges of the bod part of the blank and serve to provide fo ding lines for the lateral extensions 11 and 12. These extensions are also scored as shown at 28 and 29 to provide triangular shaped areas 30 and 31. It will be noted that all these scorings are made on one side of the blank, which simplifies the dies used,-

vide a prismatic body having two side walls,

a top, and a bottom, and will leave the marginal area 21 and' flaps or extensions 11 and 12 extending free from the edge of the body. The flaps 11 and 12 are then folded along the lines 26-28 and 27--29, respectively, and the ends of the flaps 11 and 12 are passed through the slits 22, 23, 24 and 25 as indicated in the drawing. By thus passing these extensions throu h the slits the assembly is completed. T e triangular areas 30 and 31 are so arranged that the area 21 provides an outer side wall for the ash receiver. The hei ht of the side walls 17 and 19 are prefera ly somewhat shorter than the ordinary cigarette so that apertures 25 to bring their lower ends in contact with the bottom of the device. The outer ends of the cigarettes will then extend out a slightdistance from the top of the device so that they ma be readily removed.

In making up this evice it is preferable to provide a bottom 20 somewhat wider than the top 18. In this manner the device is made more stable and one of the sides, such backward, as indicated. The panel 19 may of the many forms.

and changes being possible, I do not in any the 31 e portions, and slits and extensions so I side be utilized to carry printed matter or as a place card, and the entire outside of the device may be easily decorated, either by printing, ainting or otherwise. The holes 25' may e omitted if desired and the ends of the device may be closed, but this is unnecessar , l t'is sometimes desirable to provide the device with a package of matches, and in this case, the blank may be slitted as shown at 34: and a V-shaped slit 35 cut into the cover of a package 36 of matches. The package may. be inserted as indicated so as to carry the matches in an easily accessible position as though the were on an easel.

It is obvious that t e invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions and I wish it to be understood that the particular form shown and described is but one Various modifications wa limit myself with respect thereto.

I claim:

1. A combined cigarette holder and ash tray, comprising a piece of sheet material folded to provide a self-supporting structure havingiprovisions for supporting a number of cigarettes With their ends accessible, and an ash tray carried alongside the cigarettes.

2. A blank for making a combined cigarette holder and ash tray, said blank having a part adapted to be folded to provide a pr1smatic body, and another part adapted to be folded at an angle to one side face of said body to provide a longitudinally extending ash tray, said blank being provided with cigarette holding apertures so placed that ette holder and ash tray, wlnch consists 1n they are disposed on the upper side of the prismatic body. a I l 3. A blank for making a combined cigarette holder and ash tray, said blank being scored to provide the bottom, top and two side portions of a rismatic body, said blank being rovided with a flap adjacent one of the si e ortions, and extensions from the body of t e blank adapted to be folded and attached to the body of the blank and hold said flap spaced from the other side portion to provlde an ash tray.

4. A blank for making a combined cigarette holder and ash tray, said blank being scored to provide the bottom, top and two portions of a prismatic body, said blank being rovided wlth a flap adjacent one of side portions of a prismatic body, said blank being provided with a flap adjacent one of the side portions, and extensions from said.

flap adapted to be folded against the other side portlon to provide an ash tray.

6. A combined cigarette holder and ash tray made out of a single sheet of cardboard folded to provide a top, bottom and side walls, the top having cigarette receiving apertures through which cigarettes may be inserted to rest their lower endson said bottom, and also folded to provide an ash tray extending along one of the side walls.

7. A combined cigarette holder and ash tray made out of a single sheet of cardboard folded to provide a top,- bottom and side walls, the top having cigarette receiving apertures through which cigarettes may be inserted to rest their lower ends on said bottom, and also folded to provide an ash tray extending along one of the side walls, and a package of matches supported by said side wall above the ash trayr 8. The method of making an article of the class described, which comprises folding a rectangular 'blank having lateral extensions to form a prismatic body with one mar in of the blank freely extending outwardly from one edge of the body, and folding the extensions into a position to support the margin at an angle to the adjacent face of the body to form an ash receiver, or the like.

9. The method of making a combined cigarproviding a rectangular blank having lateral extensions near two ad acent corners thereof,

scoring said blank so that it may be folded into a body having a top, bottom, and two,

side Walls, without including the material between said two extensions, punching cigarette receiving apertures in said to portion, and then folding said extensions in against the adjacent side wall of the body and attachin them in place, said extensions being so fold ed that the material between the same is spaced from the side of the body to provide an ash tray.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 11th day of April, 1925. p

' RICHARD STOCKTON. 

